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Drew Bankston

The Imagination Stone

Synopsis

Tom Parker's business is about to fail. His love life is non-existent. He feels as if his life has been a series of one failure after another and now he's about to let down his employees which would be the greatest failure of all. He goes for a walk along the beach and finds a magical stone that brings out the child-like imagination in the person who holds it. As he enjoys this great fortune and is about to present the greatest pitch of his life, the stone is stolen by his long time rival, Corbet Richards. Will this mean total failure for Tom, or will be be able to find what he needs to save his life and the belief of those around him? If you like feel good books you're going to love "The Imagination Stone."

Author Biography

Drew has been writing all of his life, or at least from the time he knew what words and stories could do. In second grade he was writing audio plays and now, many...many years later, he's still writing. He's written the Tokorel sci-fi series, which has received numerous accolades, great reviews and awards, and numerous other books both fantastic and original. He loves sci-fi and fantasy but he also writes non-fiction as well. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado with his wonderful family and runs a video production company to pay the bills, in addition to working for the city Parks Department. He loves people, so feel free to Email him anytime if you have questions about his books or want to chat. He can be reached at author@drewbankston.com.

Author Insight

Introducing The Stone

The Imagination Stone is a mysterious stone that is mentioned briefly throughout history as an aid to many great people. At least, that what I decided to put in this wonderful work of fiction! In this opening segment, Michelangelo has just thrown the stone back into the water and walks off to resume his work. I wanted to show a correlation between having a youthful imagination and a youthful appearance. I then wanted to take time to show how the stone, supposedly, influenced the work of others throughout history. I hope that you enjoy this excerpt. If so, please visit Amazon on September 17th and 18th, when the Kindle version will be free for those 2 days only!

Book Excerpt

The Imagination Stone

Michelangelo turned and lines formed around his eyes and mouth. His hair, streaked with gray before, rapidly started to gray even more and he stooped slightly as he shuffled away from the water and back toward the inland area. From then on, his works would reflect darkness and would lose the light and life that those works had seen in Rome during those seven years.

Throughout history, small mentions of the stone have been found in the writings of the Wright Brothers, Vincent Van Gogh, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and even as recently as Steve Wozniak. Any records of the stone indicate that possession only lasted a few months at the most, with the exception of Michelangelo. No one knows exactly why that is but there is certainly plenty of speculation.